Padlock.



F. -SOLEY.

PADLocK.A

APPLICATION FILED 1AN8| 1915.

1,142,638. Patentea June s, 1915.

im), VIHIHIIU iTED sTATEs PATENT EErcE.

FRANK SO-LEY,l OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO MILLER LOCKCO., I

- OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

PADLOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent. i

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, FRANK SoLEY, a citizen ofthe United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain Improvements in Padlocks, of which the following is aspecification.

The object vof my invention is to provide a lock with a lever which,when the shackle is raised and the bolt is withdrawn, acts as a dustguard for the opening in the body of the lock and at the same time locksthe bolt in the withdrawn position and, when the lock is closed, engagesthe heel of the shackle. This object I attain in the followl ing manner,reference being had to the ac-` companying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a face view of my improved lock; Fig. 2 is a view with thefront of the casing of the lock removed and showing the shackle in theclosed position; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, with the shackleraised;A Fig. 4 is a sectional view onthe line a-a, Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is asectional `viewon the line 5 2), Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a perspective view ofthe bolt;v Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the lever; and Fig. 8 is aperspective `view rof the tumblers.

It will be understoodthat the design of the casingfof the lock may bevaried without departing from the essential features of the invention,and that the lock may be provided with any number of tumblers.

'Referring to the drawing, 1 is the casing of the lock made in two partssecured together by rivets, or other fastenings.

2 is the shackle pivoted at 3 to the casing of the lock.

4 is the nose of the shackle having a notch 5 for the portion 6 of thebolt 7. This bolt is clearly shown in Fig. 4. The boltv is slotted at 8and a pin 9 extends through this bolt and forms one of the rivets. Thebolt has longitudinal slots 10 and 11 and adapted to these slots arepins 12 and 13 so that the bolt can move only in a longitudinaldirection. Mounted on the pin 9 is a lever 14. This lever has an arm 15,which is of a width and length to close the opening 16 for the nose ofthe shackle when the shackle is raised, as in Fig. 3. The rear arm 17 ofthis lever is extended and is bent at its outer end, as at 17, andengages the projecting portion 18 of the bolt 7 when the bolt iswithdrawn and the lever is in the position illustrated in Fig. 3, so Vasto prevent the bolt from moving forward, until the arm 15 ofthe lever isdepressed by the nose 'of the shackle. The upper portion 19 of the lever14 extends into a slot 20 of the bolt but, in some instances, where theportion 6 of the boltl 7 is thin, the slot may be dispensed with.V Bythis construction, I am enabled to make the lock compact and the portion6 substantial so as to withstand the strains to which it is subjected'.A spring 21 is Patented June s, 1915.-

the `spring bears against the rear of the bolt 7 while the other endlbears against the `under side of the arm 15 of the lever 14,1

tending to raise the arm 15 and to force the bolt forward. When theshackle is in the closed position, Fig. 2, the arm 17 of the lever 14 israised into engagement with the heel 23 of the shackle, as illustratedin Fig.' v2, so that the shackle is not only locked at the nose, butalso at the heel. spring 24 engages a pin 25 on the heel of thesha'ckleand a pin 26 on the body of the lock, and this spring tends to raise theshackle when the bolt is withdrawn.

Mounted on the pin 13 are the tumblers' 27, which maybe made as shown inFig. 8,V

blers will be brought into register with the fence and the bolt iswithdrawn by thekey and the spring 24 will immediately raise the shackle21, which will actuate the lever 1 4, closing the shackle opening in thecasing of the lock so as to prevent dust or dirt from gainingaccess'into the interior of the lock. On the movement of this lever, itwill hold the bolt in a withdrawn position until thevnose of the shackleenters the casing, turning the lever on its pivot after which the boltwill be released and the lever will engage the heel of the shacklesimultaneously with the boltengaging the nose.

It will .be noticed upon referring to Fig. 2, that the arm 17 of thelever 14 rests upon the end 18 of the bolt 7 when the bolt is projected,thus holding the lever in the path of the heel of the shackle so that inthe event of any parts being broken at the nose A coiled f from beingturned by the lever 14 which is arm located in the path of the nose ofthev f shackle and of a shape to close the opening for the shackle, whenthe shackle is raised, to prevent dust entering the interior of thelock, said lever having another arm arranged to engage the bolt when thebolt is withdrawn.

2. The combination in a padlock, of a casing; a shackle pivotallymounted in the casing; a bolt arranged to engage the nose of theshackle; a pivoted lever having` one arm located in the path of the noseof the shackle and arranged to close the opening for the shackle whenthe shackle is raised and having another arm arranged to engage the boltwhen the bolt is withdrawn, said shackle having a heel with which thesaid lever engages when the nose of the shackle enters the casing andwhen the bolt is projected.

3;' The combination in a casing, of a pivoted shackle having a notchednose; a sliding bolt arranged to enter the notch in the nose of theshackle; a pivoted lever having one arm located in the path of the noseof the shackle and arranged so as to close the opening in the casing forthe nose and having a rearwardly extending arm, the bolt having aprojecting portion arranged to be engaged by the lever when the bolt iswithdrawn, the shackle having a heel arranged to be engaged by the leverwhen the shackley is closed; and a spring having one arm engaging thelever and the other arm engaging the bolt.

4. The combination of a casing; a shackle pivotally mounted in thecasing and having` a heel; a spring tending to raise the shackle; asliding bolt having a portion engaging the nose of the shackle andslotted; a pin projecting from the casing and through the slot; a levermounted on the pin and having a flat arm arranged to be engaged by thenose of the shackle and shaped to close the opening in the casing forthe nose when the shackle is raised, the lever having a rearwardlyextending arm arranged to'engage the heel of the shackle when theshackle is closed and to engage a projection on the bolt when theshackle is open; and a spring having one arm bearing against the leverand the other arm bearing against the bolt.

5. The combination in a padlock, of a casing; a shackle pivotallymounted in the casing and having a nose arranged to enter the opening inthe casing; a sliding bolt arranged to engage the nose; means forengaging the bolt, said bolt having a projecting portion; a pivot pin onthe casing; a lever mounted on the pivot pin and having two arms, onearm being fiat and arranged in the path of the nose of the shackle andalso arranged to close the opening in the casing for the nose when theshackle is raised, the other arm being bent at the end and arranged toengage the projection on the bolt and also arranged to engage the heelof the shackle when the shackle is in the closed position.

6. rlhe combination in a padlock, of a casing; a shackle pivotallymounted in the casing; a bolt arranged to engage the shackle; a pivotedlever having an arm arranged to be actuated by the nose of the shackleand having another arm arranged to engage the bolt when the bolt iswithdrawn and to rest upon the bolt when the bolt is projected and alsoto engage the heel of the shackle when the bolt is in the projectedposition.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK SOLEY.

Witnesses l/VM. E. SHURE, WM. A. BARR.

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